Many people travelled to Washington D.C. to protest the second inauguration of George W. Bush as president of the United States. I instead chose to pay respects in my own special way: I wrote him a song.
by Hilfiger Tout
© 2005 Mentata Systems
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We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;
we wailed and you did not mourn.
"An Iraqi girl screamed Tuesday
after her parents were killed
when American soldiers fired on their car
when it failed to stop,
despite warning shots,
in Tal Afar, Iraq."
New York Times, 19 Jan 2005
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